Thematically organized, this book examines the forces that have contributed to a sense of Britishness, and how this has been mediated by other identities such a

This book was first published in 1981.

This is a timely exploration of national identity in Great Britain over nine hundred years of history. Our attitudes to the nation state are changing - national

In many ways the history of British light music knits together the social and economic history of the country with that of its general musical heritage. Numerou